Wieteke Holthuijzen

I am a PhD student at the University of Tennessee in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I collaborate with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the non-profit organization Island Conservation to study invasive house mice and monitor ecosystem response to mice. I also work as a Biology Content Creator at Khan Academy.

For nearly a decade, I have studied the flora and fauna of Kuaihelani and actively participated in the restoration of this unique atoll ecosystem. From conducting albatross demography studies to cultivating highly endangered species to running Bayesian mixing models, I have a wide variety of knowledge and experience regarding island conservation biology and restoration ecology. Both my MSc and PhD are focused on disentangling the complex connections among organisms in island food webs to better understand the impacts of invasive species.